| ABDICATIONS | • abdications n. Plural of abdication. • ABDICATION n. an act of abdicating. |
| ABORTICIDES | • aborticides n. Plural of aborticide. • ABORTICIDE n. the killing of a fetus; abortion. |
| BACTERIOIDS | • BACTERIOID n. a swollen bacterium living symbiotically in the root-nodules of beans and other plants, also BACTEROID. |
| BANDICOOTED | • bandicooted v. Simple past tense and past participle of bandicoot. • BANDICOOT v. to remove potatoes from the ground leaving the tops undisturbed. |
| BICHROMATED | • BICHROMATED adj. relating to a salt of dichromic acid. |
| BLASTODISCS | • blastodiscs n. Plural of blastodisc. • BLASTODISC n. the embryo-forming portion of an egg with discoid cleavage. |
| CATABOLISED | • catabolised v. Simple past tense and past participle of catabolise. • CATABOLISE v. to subject to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also CATABOLIZE. |
| CATABOLIZED | • catabolized v. Simple past tense and past participle of catabolize. • catabolized adj. (Biochemistry) modified by catabolism. • CATABOLIZE v. to subject to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also CATABOLISE. |
| CNIDOBLASTS | • cnidoblasts n. Plural of cnidoblast. • CNIDOBLAST n. a stinging thread cell containing a nematocyst. |
| DEBARCATION | • debarcation n. Alternative form of debarkation. • DEBARCATION n. the act of debarking, also DEBARKATION. |
| ENDOBLASTIC | • endoblastic adj. (Biology) Relating to the endoblast. • ENDOBLASTIC adj. relating to the endoblast. |
| IDIOBLASTIC | • idioblastic adj. Of, or relating to an idioblast. • IDIOBLASTIC adj. relating to an idioblast. |
| NONDIABETIC | • nondiabetic adj. (Medicine) Not suffering from diabetes. • nondiabetic n. A person who does not have diabetes. • NONDIABETIC adj. not diabetic. |
| NOTICEBOARD | • noticeboard n. Alternative spelling of notice board. • notice␣board n. A board, hanging on a wall, on which notices and announcements are posted. • notice␣board n. (Internet) An online forum where users can post and read messages. |
| ORBICULATED | • orbiculated adj. Alternative form of orbiculate. • ORBICULATED adj. having the shape of a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular, also ORBICULATE. |
| SWITCHBOARD | • switchboard n. (Telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. • switchboard n. (Electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads. • SWITCHBOARD n. a board or frame bearing apparatus for making or breaking an electric current or circuit. |